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Employer Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen Victoria Hospital Town East Grinstead Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/05/2025 23:59 Clinical Coding ManagerNHS AfC: Band 6Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest. In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible. With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey. Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives. We also offer attractive benefits such as tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes _________________________________________________________________________________ Sustainability At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients. From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace. An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Clinical Coding team at QVH. Clinical coding plays a crucial role in the management of the Trust as it directly influences income and forms the basis for clinical audit, clinical governance reporting, benchmarking, clinical performance indicators, information governance and medical research. The post holder will ensure that the clinical coding department runs effectively and undertake long-term planning, objective setting and the deliver of performance reviews, training, development and clinical audit in conjunction with the Head of Business Intelligence and Clinical Systems. Main duties of the jobLine manage a team of clinical coders ensuring appropriate resource allocation on a daily basis. Provide development support for clinical coders through regular appraisal and personal development plans with targeted training and mentoring where appropriate. Ensure coding deadlines are met. Maintain high levels of accuracy and completeness in clinical coding assured by audit. Ensure that all mandated national standards and development are implemented in a timely manner. Working for our organisationRated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise.Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services.Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesEnsure adequate cover is in place; managing sickness, annual leave, training and other absence. Represent the clinical coding department in meetings, providing specialist advice and support. Organise team meetings and take an active part in general departmental meetings to ensure knowledge and learning is widely communicated. Ensure appropriate and effective planning, communication and management of clinical coding projects which cross business units. Develop a culture of continuous improvement and service development. Regularly review and, if necessary, revise the department's working practices to take account of the department, Trust and NHS mandatory requirements. Deal with complicated queries. Ensure timely and accurate coding completion to satisfy the needs of contracting and commissioning targets. Work with auditors in delivering feedback from audit results, reviewing personal development plans for the team. Person specificationQualificationsAccredited Clinical Coder (ACC) status or willing to work towards Evidence of attendance at a Clinical Coding Standards Refresher course within the last 3 years ExperienceExperience of training and mentoring junior staff Clinical coding experience in an Acute Trust Experience of conducting audits Budgetary management experience Experience of liaising with clinicians KnowledgeKnowledge of the importance of clinical coding and its uses and an understanding of data quality issues Proficient in use of standard computer software packages Awareness of the impact of clinically coded data on Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) allocation SkillsAbility to present and communicate information to varying levels of staff Ability to work autonomously Team worker and able to lead and motivate The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment. Employer certification / accreditation badges #J-18808-Ljbffr